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Bye bye safety

The NFL has made this position very very different then it once was and very hard to play. The last line of defense was always a spot where you could would and should remove a player from the ball by laying him out. The defenseless receiver rule has almost made this impossible. A safety now has to wait till a guy makes a football move before hitting him, an almost impossible decision to make in the heat of the moment. Therefore the spot is now really not a place for guys who lay the wood anymore. Its better for the ballhawks with great speed who can protect the backend with sideline to sideline speed excellent ball skills, great football awareness, and tackler.

I think KP fits the mold but the degenerative knee is an issue. Hill can lay the wood, be interesting to see how he does in deep coverage which he didnt see much of this year. saw a bit of nickel (mayb15 snaps) and can play around the box, definitely has value. Brown can ball hawk but did give up the back end a few times and Rolle is better around LOS.

It may be time to draft a kid who can be a center fielder while the other guys hunt for the ball and play the LOS and run.

Thankfully your opinion is not shared by Jerry or TC - do you remember the cc brown, johnson days.

Be sure that protecting the back end in a very very pass heavy league is very important and not easy to play in any way. The giants gave up far to many big plays this year and need better play from the safety spot. Part of the problem is they have great LOS safeties but not the coverage guys that the spot is calling for these days.

If we do not resign KP, I think its a clear sign the front office sees Stevie Brown & Will Hill as capable replacements.
Cant see us letting him go then bringing someone else, via GA or draft

It all comes down to money, always does. Will and Stevie are capable in there with Rolle. We need to reload the OL and find a LB. KP may be a casualty but I know we are better when he is in there and most of all healthy. Gmen know more than we do about his health.

The defenseless receiver rule has almost made this impossible. A safety now has to wait till a guy makes a football move before hitting him, an almost impossible decision to make in the heat of the moment.

This is not true. You can hit a defenseless receiver in the chest area or below with your shoulder. You can't lead with your helmet and you can't hit above the chest. The smarter safeties are doing it and breaking up passes. The stupid ones are still getting 15 yard penalties.